10-year-old boy dies in Perry Township house fire

Cause undetermined, investigation underway

6:10 AM,
Nov. 27, 2013

Written by

Elizabeth Dickson
Staff Writer

A 10-year-old boy has died as a result of a house fire that broke out shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday morning in Perry Township, according to officials.

The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call around 6:50 a.m. regarding the fire on Perry Township Road 370 near the Knox County line. The caller said a person was trapped inside the home. Walhonding Valley Fire District Chief Mike Snyder said everyone else in the home was able to get out and didn't sustain major injuries. The fire was contained to two rooms, Snyder said. He said he didn't consider the home a total loss.